There is so much about this city that rocks. First of all, the layout and building structures reminded us of a smaller-scale San Francisco. Secondly, the people here were extremely friendly and willing to talk about life as it really…

As we left the scenic beauty of Khao Sok with memories of the drunken Canadian travel group, gibbons and adventures, we were quickly thrown into a bus and shipped off to Krabi, Thailand. We had no idea what were we…

Khao Sok is bordering one of two entrances into the national park. Think pythons, gibbons, and leeches kind of wilderness. Now we were in the true jungle. We stayed in a bungalow that came equipped with its own frog to…

Khao Lak was a quaint little town that reminds me of Santa Barbara. It’s mid-sized and friendly, twenty minutes from the mountains, and 5 minutes to the water. We hiked, we swam, we celebrated, and we ate. Sound familiar? Our…

The days spent in Ko Samui were bitter-sweet. It was a great island with loads of land to explore, but this island was the heart of Western tourism in Thailand. Beaches with cabanas, elephant rides, western bars with western strippers,…

On to Ko Tao, the diving island…. From what we’ve heard, this is the place to go for a PADI cert. The island seems to be 1/3 tourist, 1/3 dive instructors, and 1/3 locals. It’s all diving all the time.…